Basic Coding Apps to Get Started

Grade 1 students participated in the Hour of Code this week, testing out three different apps that are a good introduction to the basics of computer programming (coding).

By far, the students' favorite coding app has been Kodable.  It is free in the US and Singapore itunes stores.

Their 2nd favorite has been Scratch Jr, also free in the US and Singapore itunes stores.

Then, their 3rd favorite was Daisy the Dinosaur.  Again, free in the US and Singapore itunes stores.

Here are some photos of Grade 1 students during the Hour of Code lesson.

Hour of Code in Grade 1

Grade 1 students were absolutely thrilled to participate in the Hour of Code today.  What is the hour of Code?  The Hour of Code is a way to get people, anyone and everyone, excited about the computer sciences and learn the basics to getting started with the language of computers.  In first grade,  students used the apps Kodable and Daisy the Dinosaur to explore the world of computer programming.  By commanding a fuzzball, in Kodable, with arrows to tell it which direction to go or a dinosaur, in Daisy the Dinosaur, with actions to tell her what to do, students entered the world of computer programming with smiles, shouts of joy, and celebratory high-fives when their object successfully completed their commands.